What Is It?

The Prefix/Suffix Naming Convention is an naming style that allows you to better organize the component clauses of your document assembly systems. It uses 'prefixes' to designate a major topic and 'suffixes' to indicate the actual clause. The numbers allow you precise control over the ordering of the individual clauses.

Structure:

As implemented by Pathagoras, the prefix/suffix naming convention requires the following elements:

Prefix: two to four letters (case does not matter).

Suffix: three or four numbers.

Further suffixes: allowed, if the initial 'further suffix' is a letter.

Examples:

These examples meet the prefix/suffix naming convention:

BOC103 pre3433a dz766first

These examples do not:

B123 (prefix too short)

clause765 (prefix too long)

100con (prefix must only be letters A to z)

Despite the fact that the three examples immediately above may 'fail' the prefix/suffix convention, they are still perfectly acceptable document names. They simply will not be recognized by Pathagoras for automatic prefix processing. If the document or clause is in a folder or glossary that otherwise will be automatically checked (see Search Order), it will be found and inserted.